(2) Pastry flour—contains little gluten.
Note.—Macaroni is a paste made from wheat flour which contains much gluten.
5. Tests for bread flour:
(1) The colour is a deeper cream than pastry flour, on account of the larger amount of gluten which it contains.
(2) When squeezed, it will not hold the impress of the hand.
(3) When the flour is made into a dough and washed, about one fourth of the original quantity remains as gluten.
OUTLINE OF SERIES OF LESSONS ON FLOUR MIXTURES
LESSON I
1. Meaning of flour mixtures:
A lightened mixture of flour and liquid, with or without other ingredients, is called a flour mixture.